John Brown's Body: Slavery, Violence, & the Culture of WarSinging "John Brown's Body" as they marched to war, Union soldiers sought to steel themselves in the face of impending death. As the bodies of these soldiers accumulated in the wake of battle, writers, artists, and politicians extolled their deaths as a m |
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Commemorative Objects From the moment John Brown was sentenced to death , his body be- came a source of controversy and political struggle . Realizing the poten- tial significance of Brown's demise , interested parties in the North and ...
Commemorative Objects From the moment John Brown was sentenced to death , his body be- came a source of controversy and political struggle . Realizing the poten- tial significance of Brown's demise , interested parties in the North and ...
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In the tradition of commemorative objects , Henry's shoes objectify his parents ' grief and provide a medium of exchange . Demon- strating the interpenetration of reformist rhetoric and mourning ritual , these garments cross the social ...
In the tradition of commemorative objects , Henry's shoes objectify his parents ' grief and provide a medium of exchange . Demon- strating the interpenetration of reformist rhetoric and mourning ritual , these garments cross the social ...
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While commemorative objects defied the process of decomposition , helping people to remember the dead as if they were unchanged , organic imagery described decay as a benevolent force . Civil War culture nationalized a sentimental view ...
While commemorative objects defied the process of decomposition , helping people to remember the dead as if they were unchanged , organic imagery described decay as a benevolent force . Civil War culture nationalized a sentimental view ...
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Specimens W. J. Jarvis hoped that Brown's corpse would function as a commemo- rative object , strengthening collective ties as it passed through city streets . As it turned out , Brown's body was neither dissected nor paraded through ...
Specimens W. J. Jarvis hoped that Brown's corpse would function as a commemo- rative object , strengthening collective ties as it passed through city streets . As it turned out , Brown's body was neither dissected nor paraded through ...
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Brinton insists that his museum does not represent a " collection of curiosities " but rather the acquisition of " objects and data of lasting sci- entific interest , " which will , in time , " be productive of real use " ( 186 ) .
Brinton insists that his museum does not represent a " collection of curiosities " but rather the acquisition of " objects and data of lasting sci- entific interest , " which will , in time , " be productive of real use " ( 186 ) .
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The Blood of Millions John Browns Body Public Violence and Political Community | 14 |
The Blood of Black Men Rethinking Radical Science | 40 |
This Compost Death and Regeneration in Civil War Poetry | 71 |
Photographing the War Dead | 103 |
After Emancipation | 132 |
Glory | 165 |
Notes | 177 |
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| Título | John Brown's Body: Slavery, Violence, & the Culture of War Cultural studies of the United States |
| Autor | Franny Nudelman |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | UNC Press Books, 2004 |
| ISBN | 080785557X, 9780807855577 |
| Largo | 226 páginas |
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